8.23.2010

Aspiring musicians use Eminem's name to generate downloads!

Well this is a first. We all know the music business is changing especially with Youtube and Myspace helping to launch the careers of many young aspiring musicians. ..but this is odd. I just logged into Zune, searched for Eminem to see if there was anything new that came up - and look what I found! A band called "The Up All Night Show" renamed all of their songs to "Famous Artist (Sign Us!!!)".

Eminem wasn't the only victim in this case, there are many including Drake, Young Money, Pharell, Ludacris, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Trey Songz, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Twista, B.O.B., T.I., Gucci Man, Ya Boy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Akon, Kate Perry, T-Pain, Usher, Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga.

I wonder if this is just isolated to Zune, or if they tried the same thing on iTunes. If so, way to screw up your career.. or not. Good luck anyways!